Collapsible foot-rest.



E. M. LE LAURIN.

COLLAPSIBLE FOOT REST.

APPLlCATION FILED AUG. 4. 2918.

Patented Dec. 10, 1918.

have invented certain provements 1n UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I m m. LE mumnv, or SAN anromo,

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patented Dec. 10, 1918.

. g lpplication filed August 14, ms. Serial no. 249,786.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I EUGENE M. Ln LAURIN, a citizen of the Umted States,residing at 350 East'Commerce-"street, San Antonio, in

the county of' Bexar. and State of 'Texas,

new and useful Imwhich the following is his invention rests for shoe shIslta'nds in wlln'clli1 the h as uent a ne t at persons stepping f gmthzstafig have been tripped and thrown by the foot rests and'in othercases aspecification. relates to collapsible foot stands. With shoe havehad their clothing caught and badly the invenstem in section.

parts in all of the figures of ofthe foot sirable.

Like numerals designate corresponding the drawing. Referring to thedrawing 5, designates the platform of a shoe shining stand. It is tounderstood that there may be as many rests shown, as is found to be de-Each foot rest comprises a foot 7, thesestems being Each sleeve has aslot 11, extend there'through through which a ried bythe stem 7 isadapted p ass when.

Coll apsible Foot Rests, of 11 oot rests are fixed it v with or to restupon the element ILfOObIBSl'r.

when the foot rest is in elevated position. This structure p ventsaccidental" turning of the foot rest 6 and holds it in roper alinemen't.

It will be readily understood that by tuming the stud 12 until which thestud 12 -rests 1t alines with'the slot said stud may pass through theslot and the foot rest may be brought to a position. illustrated in Fig.2.

'le the elements herein shown and tiescribed are well adapted poses orwhich they are beunderstood that the invention is not limited to theprecise construction set forth but that it includes withinits 'urviewwhatever changes fairl come wit in the spirit of the appendedc aims. 4

aving described my invention what I claimis,

.to serve the purintended it is tO 1. In a device of the characterdescribed the combination with a foot stem, of a. slotted elementthrough which said stem slides and a lateral extension carried. by saidstem adapted to pass through the slot of the element when alined theretohold the support and its stem, said. sleeve having a slot through whichass and a seat formed the stud is adapted to inconjun'ction with stud isadapted to rest.

3. The combination with a shoe shining sleeve in which said ing withrelation to the sleeve.

In testimony whereof I ailix my signature.

} EUGENE M. LE LAURIN.

and the sleeve-

